God is our refuge and strength,

an ever-present help in trouble.

2

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

3

though its waters roar and foam

and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]

4

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,

the holy place where the Most High dwells.

5

God is within her, she will not fall;

God will help her at break of day.

6

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;

he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7

The Lord Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.

8

Come and see what the Lord has done,

the desolations he has brought on the earth.

9

He makes wars cease

to the ends of the earth.

He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;

he burns the shields[d] with fire.

10

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth.”

11

The Lord Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.